Ryle High School’s boys archery team won a fifth straight regional championship at Boone County High School over the weekend while the Scott girls archery team took home the girls regional title.
The Ryle boys finished with a score of 1,995, second place Cooper coming in with a score of 1,927, Conner was the other lone school out of 12 to clear 1,900, finishing third with a 1,907.
The Scott girls finished with a score of 1,923, edging out Simon Kenton with a score of 1,919. The difference between first and fourth was 12 points, Ryle in third with a 1,912, Cooper fourth at 1,911.
Leading the way for the Ryle boys was Timmy DePue, winning the individual region title with a score of 292, collecting 22 tens. DePue was one of nine Raiders to finish in the top 15. Jacob Klette finished fourth with a 288, Jack Albertson eighth with a 284, Jordan Evans ninth with a 283, Christian Wallace 10th with a 283, Kanishk Devarakonda 11th with a 283, Ethan Pauciulo 12th with a 282, Kennan Caudill 14th with a 282 and Thomas Evans 15th with a 281.
Rounding out the top 10 individually were Dixie Heights’ Lucas Powers in second with a 289, Highlands’ John Dougherty third (288), Cooper’s Kayson Stone fifth (286), Highlands’ Griffin Sanders sixth (286) and Conner’s William Ligon seventh (284).
After Ryle, Cooper and Conner in the boys’ team standings, Boone County (1,889) finished fourth, Beechwood (1,883) fifth, Scott (1,877) sixth, Dixie Heights (1,873) seventh, Highlands (1,869) eighth, Simon Kenton (1,862) ninth, Covington Latin (1,826) 10th, Covington Catholic (1,783) 11th and Holy Cross (1,680) 12th.
The individual region winner for the girls was Boone County’s Kaila Allphin with a 288. Finishing second was Conner’s Alexis Hunt with a 285 and third was Simon Kenton’s Emily Paul with a 283. Rounding out the top 10 were Scott’s Lexus Goff (283) and Highlands’ Reagan McPhedren (283) tied for fourth, Dixie Heights’ Adyson Rigney (282) sixth, Cooper’s Alyssa Holtman (282) seventh, Scott’s Nicole Alspach (282) eighth, Simon Kenton’s Emma Vicars (279) ninth and Dixie Heights’ Mallory Smith (278) 10th in a tie with Simon Kenton’s Nyla McIntosh (278).
After Scott, Simon Kenton, Ryle and Cooper in the girls’ team standings, Highlands (1,892) finished fifth, Conner (1,891) sixth, Dixie Heights (1,890) seventh, Beechwood (1,792) eighth, Boone County (1,754) ninth, Holy Cross (1,731) 10th and Holmes (1,516) 11th.
The top two teams advance to the KHSAA state tournament in April.